Who invented the DDT wrestling move?

SNME #6: Jake "The Snake" Roberts DDTs Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat on the concrete. - Duration: 5:41. rwalfrey 72,598 views · 5:41 · Jake Roberts Debut in WCW (08-08-1992) - Duration: 7:04. Trust Me DDT 77,401 views · 7:04. read more

This move is sometimes incorrectly referred to as an inverted DDT or a reverse DDT. Another variation used can be done where the wrestler falls on their stomach instead of their back, which is known as a lifting falling inverted DDT. read more

Jake "The Snake" Roberts invented the move by accident, when he was wrestling The Grappler in Mid-South. It was a show in Louisiana and the air conditioning wasn't working. In the summer, it sweltered to almost 100 degrees inside the building. read more